star-nosed mole vs Condylura cristata

star-nosed mole and Condylura cristata both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
star-nosed mole	Yes	No	No	No
Condylura cristata	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, star-nosed mole and Condylura cristata are synonyms defined as:

star-nosed mole and Condylura cristata: amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose

Other synonyms of star-nosed mole include starnose mole.

star-nosed mole (noun)	Condylura cristata (noun)
amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose	amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose